England T20 series in South Africa scrapped due to franchise schedule clash

England tour will feature three Tests and three ODIs ODIs played at smaller grounds due to SA20 booking England’s planned Twenty20 series in South Africa next January has been scrapped owing to a clash with the domestic SA20 tournament in the latest indication of the growing primacy of franchise cricket. The Guardian revealed earlier this month that the white-ball leg of England’s tour was under threat as a result of a scheduling clash with SA20, which was due to run from 9 January until 14...

By Matt Hughes